South African owner's circle does function. However, my details only started reflecting on the website as it got closer to production, even though my dealer said she had linked all the details long before. Then, everything started happening very quickly, and my car was delivered very soon after this.

I had queried with BMW SA site and have now been informed that as my order is part of a fleet "bulk order" I am not going to get the privilages of seeing my baby being born